Today, Suzanne Greco announced that she is retiring as CEO of Subway® effective June 30, 2018. Ms. Greco assumed the role of CEO of the privately held company that her brother (Fred Deluca) founded, after his death in 2015. After…
APPELLATE COURT DELIVERS IMPORTANT WIN TO SUBWAY FRANCHISEES
Appellate Court Reverses Lower Court and DAI’s Practice, Ruling Franchisees Have 90 Days to Seek to Vacate Franchise Termination Awards and that Lack of Notice or Opportunity to be Heard Justify Vacatur of Arbitration Award. In a significant victory…
U.S. District Court Rules That Dispute Over Enforcement of Arbitration Award is Not Subject to Mandatory Arbitration Clause Contained in Underlying Franchise Agreement
Doctor’s Associates’ Inc., the franchisor of Subway™ restaurants brought an action in the US District Court for the District of Connecticut to compel arbitration in response to a suit by one of its franchisees for breach of a Stipulated Arbitration…